ALBANY, N.Y. — Now that the initial shortage of swine flu vaccine has eased, New York Gov. David Paterson says all New Yorkers age 6 months and older are eligible to get vaccinated.

Health officials had been giving priority to certain groups, including pregnant women, health care workers, those between the ages of 4 and 24.

New York got only about 23 percent of its anticipated supply of the H1N1 virus vaccine in October, the first month it became available.

Now New York health officials say Thursday the state is getting weekly vaccine shipments that are double the volume of earlier allocations.

So far, New York State has received more than 5 million vaccine doses, including more than 3 million doses for areas outside of New York City.